Brooklyn Vegan — The Grammy Nominations were just announced. At this point it should be no surprise that this year's list contains names like Jack White, The Black Keys, Gotye, Adele, Foster the People, Florence and the Machine, M.I.A. (she got nominated... more info

Consequence of Sound — "Pirates are in this year!" more info

Here Comes The Flood — (l. to r.): Brian Geltner, Gwen Snyder & Kenny Siegal - photo: Jelle Wagenaar NYC trio Johnny Society is one of those bands who will never make it to the cover of Rolling Stone. Their brand of soulful rock isn't hip or classic enough to appeal to ... more info

Guardian Music — (Enja)The brilliant US sax improviser Dave Liebman and pianist Lewis Porter had been collaborating on Liebman's autobiography when they hatched this plan for an album with unfamiliar partners: Tom Waits guitarist Marc Ribot, bassist Brad Jones and dr... more info

ContactMusic — Martin McDonagh easily convinced Tom Waits to join the cast of 'Seven Psychopaths'.The Irish director - famed for his black comedy 'In Bruges' - said... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony)Preservation Hall is a great American music institution. It started in 1961, when Allan Jaffe and his wife decided to open a venue for the veteran musicians of New Orleans, and since then, different Preservation Hall bands, sometimes including ... more info

Impose Magazine — It feels fitting that on my last New York City visit, I met with PremRock in a Lower East Side Polish bar to toss back $4 short-n-tall specials and discuss his tribute album to Tom Waits. Rather than focus on business, we discussed other rappers, our... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish folk singer-songwriter and playwright known as the Bard of DundeeThe Scottish singer-songwriter and playwright Michael Marra – popularly known as the Bard of Dundee – has died aged 60 after suffering from cancer. Marra's songwriting wasÂ... more info

Guardian Music — There is no escape from the top 10 most frightening tunes of all time, as selected by Guardian readers. Oh, the horror …Last week we asked readers to tell us about the songs they consider to be the eeriest, spookiest, and most unsettling. Here's th... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dez Mona is a Belgian band formed in 2003, playing a combination of jazz, gospel, spirituals and drama. The band revolves around singer Gregory Frateur and bassist Nicolas Rombouts. The duo are sometimes joined by Sam Vloemans on trumpet and Roel va... more info